Marathon to donate to
the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation
Again this year,
Marathon Petroleum Company
is pledging $1000 for
each touchdown Ben Roethlisberger scores, either passing or rushing.
At the end of the season Marathon will make a donation to the
Ben Roethlisberger Foundation
in support
of youth
football in Findlay. Marathon has donated $58,000 over
the last 2 seasons.
Mets shortstop Jose Reyes will rest, refrain from athletic activity and make changes in his diet, according to the treatment prescribed by doctors and specialists, the Mets announced on Thursday.
For the second straight outing, Tim Lincecum hardly looked like a two-time National League Cy Young Award winner. Since signing a two-year, $23 million contract, Lincecum has been raked for seven runs (four earned) on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.
The revenue disparity among baseball franchises is always open to discussion, but one of the solutions put forward this week would change the structure of the game.
Jim Leyland isn't still thinking about last year's tiebreaker loss to the Twins, but he is saddened by the departure of second baseman Placido Polanco via free agency.
Baseball's melting pot was set astir this week by published comments about race from Angels outfielder Torii Hunter, and that discussion continued Thursday, one day after his admittedly ill-chosen words hit the public's eyes and ears.
If there was a jet lag price to pay for the 15-hour flight from Phoenix, it wasn't apparent as the Dodgers scattered for a whirlwind of sightseeing before Friday night's exhibition game.
Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, made his Spring Training debut Tuesday and lived up to the hype that has surrounded him the past two years.
Joe Nathan is working to keep himself in shape as he waits on the next course of action for his elbow. The Twins' closer said Thursday that he would like to know whether he will try to pitch this season by some point next week.
The Dodgers participated in several pregame activities as they started a three-game goodwill series against an All-Star team from the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taipei, Taiwan.
John Lackey, new to this whole Grapefruit League thing, spent the longest bus ride he has ever had leading into a Spring Training start snoozing. But when it was time to pitch, he perked right up and fired three shutout innings on Thursday.
Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts worked out at the Ed Smith Stadium complex on Thursday afternoon and was hopeful he would be able to resume hitting activities as soon as Friday.
There have been no indications that the Twins are pondering a trade of Joe Mauer if they can't reach a long-term deal, but the issue was a hot topic after a Star Tribune column on Thursday morning.
The Rockies announced Thursday that they have agreed to a two-year extension with Todd Helton that will keep the first baseman under contract with Colorado through 2013.
Rays southpaw David Price felt fine Thursday, a day after being hit in his glove hand by a broken bat. The second-year pitcher is not expected to miss his next scheduled start Monday.
Rick Ankiel, as much as anyone, appreciates being mentioned in the same breath with Stan Musial. But Ankiel, 30, is really just getting under way as a pitcher-turned-hitter, and he's been installed as the Royals' center fielder, assigned to give the team an improved defense and more power.
The Dodgers were greeted by hundreds of fans as they arrived at Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan, and even more fans lined the streets in front of their team hotel in Taipei.
A revamped offseason throwing program has paid off for Angels right-hander Jered Weaver, who allowed a run in three innings on Thursday and has experienced no arm troubles this spring.
Cubs manager Lou Piniella, in the last year of his contract, is focused on the season ahead and says it's way too early to discuss an extension of his current deal.
How will the Red Sox manage to hit enough without Jason Bay? Boston's erstwhile left fielder, who now wears No. 44 and plays left field for the New York Mets, has heard that question for weeks because he follows baseball. Still, he doesn't understand that line of thinking.
With the Yankees recommending that Francisco Cervelli try wearing the bigger Rawlings S100 batting helmet this season, Jorge Posada has taken to calling his understudy "Gazoo" -- as in, the floating spaceman from "The Flintstones."
The 10-day Spring Training break for Mark Buehrle, one he jokes about coming yearly for him in Arizona, officially will end this Monday night when the southpaw takes the mound at Camelback Ranch against the Royals.
Carlos Silva, who went three scoreless innings for the Cubs on Thursday after recently retooling his delivery for better action on his pitches, was all smiles after his outing.
Like most pitchers this time of year, Scott Feldman is working out the kinks in his delivery. But the Rangers right-hander is not worried. He has 3 1/2 weeks to get it right.
Astros slugger Lance Berkman is scheduled to have his bruised left knee examined Friday by team medical director Dr. David Lintner after twice having fluid drained from the knee earlier this week.
Kyle Lohse turned in a quality outing at Roger Dean Stadium in the Cardinals' 5-3 win over Florida. He tossed four shutout innings, striking out two with two hits and no walks. Lohse wasn't bad in his first start, but he was a lot better on Thursday.
It is early in the Grapefruit League schedule, but so far, the Phillies' rotation -- Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, J.A. Happ and Joe Blanton, along with fifth-starter candidates Jamie Moyer and Kyle Kendrick -- has looked good.
Four or five spots in the Cardinals' bullpen are set, but that leaves two or three openings. And depending on the competition over the next three weeks, those openings could be filled by some new faces to the Major League club.
Jair Jurrjens is close with ex-teammate Javier Vazquez. And the fact that the Braves were willing to trade Vazquez speaks volumes about how important they deem Jurrjens to their success.
In his 2010 Cactus League debut, Brad Hawpe's feet looked fleet and his bat looked as quick as ever. Hawpe doubled in his first two at-bats, finished 2-for-3, and didn't seem the least bit affected by his time on the sidelines.
Dave Robertson shined on a national stage last fall, working out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam. It's that kind of maturity that has made an impression on manager Joe Girardi.
Plans may be changing regarding Marlins' prize prospect Mike Stanton. Early in Spring Training, Stanton is building a case to make the big league leap sooner than many projected.
